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Senior management doesn't listen to employees

Software Enginner
Former Employee
Worked at ASML for 2 years
July 29, 2023
San Diego, California
2.0
Pros

Get to work on some of the most high-tech and complex machines on earth.

Get to work in one of the most beautiful parts of the country.

Cons

Shared workspaces and hot-desk style seating make it impossible to concentrate. Sitting in other people's chairs or desks where other people (who may not have the best hygiene practices) is gross.

So they provide you with bleach wipes so you can clean up after the person before you.

Unless you have an MS/PhD and work on the "real scientists" side of the building, you are just going to be a paper-pushing drone, not a valued engineer who can put their brain to use. For this reason, they heavily rely on H1B walk-ons to keep costs down (I was 1099, which is supposed to mean I use my own equipment and work my own hours; no, I was a de-facto employee just with fewer rights).

Advice to Management

Cut your H1b program entirely; there are plenty of new grads from the U.S. that can do this job.

Don't cancel your lease to save money, only to run out of parking and make everyone's life hard.

Give people their own quiet area to work and concentrate, because engineering is hard.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
1.0

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